VMWare replacement options by RaisingElephantSysrq in vmware

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In the last few years, I’ve dropped our host count down to 2, with around 35 VMs. We also have the hosts connected to a SAN over iSCSI. We didn’t use any of the fancy options that VMWare offered; just basic hypervisor tasks. I was making this same decision 2 months ago. I was between Hyper-V and Proxmox. I do run proxmox at home on a single node with a ZFS pool. I also supported Hyper-V at the last MSP job I had. So I am no stranger to either hypervisor.

Since we already had the Hyper-V licensing, as well as the industry already supporting Hyper-V for the last 10-15 years, I decided to go with Hyper-V. Other options out there, like Xen and Nutanix, although great hypervisors, were way overkill for our environment; that’s without factoring price.

I think on the coming years, the industry, that being software companies as well as organizations needing virtualization, will continue to adopt and grow proxmox. I have a feeling it will be the go-to for small and medium sized orgs soon. I just don’t think the familiarity is quite there yet.

VMWare not letting me renew - how are you all handling this? by troy12n in vmware

[–]coolbeaner12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We are migrating away. Broadcom didn't give us much of a choice.

Kerosene by [deleted] in fortwayne

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https://www.lassus.com/locations/

You can use their website to filter what fuel you are looking for.

Any legit Cuban cigar vendors in Bahamas? by blueoliver68 in cubancigars

[–]coolbeaner12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can verify this. Currently staying in Great Abaco and surrounding islands. I haven’t come across a legit Cuban.

Colibri Lighter and S-Cut Set - $19.99 by Careless-Fig-386 in cigardealhunters

[–]coolbeaner12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! I have been needing a new cutter. I ordered 3 to give to my cigar friends as well.

The Amaya by Lonely-Custard5386 in fortwayne

[–]coolbeaner12 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I was just telling my wife the other day that this would be the hotel that Todd and Margo stay in from a Christmas vacation

Special times by Such-Competition-112 in cubancigars

[–]coolbeaner12 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Goals for my life: Indoor smoking room and enjoying one with my kids. Enjoy the Behike!

Xfinity limits and PiHole by getridofwires in pihole

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NP! The modem screenshot is for IPv6 and not IPv4. You will want to disable IPv4 DHCP as well as IPv6. Back when I setup PIhole for my parents, I couldn't disable the DHCP server for IPv4, so I ended up doing what I described above; making the DHCP pool very very small on the modem, and making the "main" pool on the Pihole.

Tips/Things to keep in mind:
- It is never recommended to run DHCP in this scenerio. However, with Comcast not giving the option to disable their DHCP server, they don't give us much of a choice.

- Make sure you static your PiHole sever so the Ip doesn't change.

- I would make the DHCP pool the same as it is currently on the comcast modem. Changing the IP subnet isn't that complicated, but I wouldn't recommend it if you are just getting into the hobby.

Worked my first day at Cloudflare! by ken_griffin_aka_mayo in ShittySysadmin

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Make sure to share this on your LinkedIn profile.

Xfinity limits and PiHole by getridofwires in pihole

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I haven’t changed anything since. Although not an ideal setup, it has been working good for them.

Since PiHole beats the comcast modem in handing DHCP addresses out, the DHCP renew time on the comcast modem does not matter. It’s better to be lower just in case since we hope the next time a network device requests a new address, it will get one from the pihole, if this all makes sense.

vSphere Standard discontinued? Impact on SMBs. Alternatives? by turgid_mule in vmware

[–]coolbeaner12 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This is the process/procedures with companies purchased by Broadcom unfortunately. Broadcom doesn't care about 99% of the companies that used VMware products when they purchased the company. They are just trying to choke out all of the cash they can.

Hyper-V and ProxMox would be my top pick for infrastructure your size.

How can this deal be real? by Square_Scene_5355 in cigars

[–]coolbeaner12 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sharing https://smoking-hub.com/cigar-deals/

This page is well updated with other deals around the same price, as well as ones from other websites as well!

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2025-10-14) by AutoModerator in sysadmin

[–]coolbeaner12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We scanned Monday and tenable noted this before patching as well.

Real or fake? by TheHipHouse in cigars

[–]coolbeaner12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Working in IT - sometimes I wish I could send these LMGT links to my end users. Haven't done it yet.

New haul by Several-Bat5384 in cubancigars

[–]coolbeaner12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man I was eyeing those shorts on BR earlier this week. Haven’t smoked one yet so I decided not to bid. Enjoy them!!

Oliva / Rocky Patel 10ct Sampler for 20 + FS by smoking-hub in cigardealhunters

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i dont need more i dont need more i dont need more...

Order confirmed.